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Notes From The Field
November 2023
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A Season of Gratitude and Growth Abundant Harvest:
The holiday season is here again, and with it comes a myriad of traditions. One of our favorite traditions is practicing gratitude, especially as we draw closer to Thanksgiving! Even with all of the problems we face individually and collectively, there is a lot of good in our lives that we can be grateful for. When we persevere through difficult situations, we open ourselves up to experience transformation that produces abundant new life. In the last three years, we have talked a lot about how the world has changed and continues to change. It’s no secret that in the aftermath of a pandemic, small businesses have had to find new ways to stay relevant and accessible to their customers. For our office, this has meant expanding the way we meet with you as well as providing virtual events to further educate and support you in the comfort of your own home. In addition to these shifts, we are excited to announce that our company has expanded. As of this year, we now have the privilege of working with families in southern Utah as well as the greater Los Angeles area!
protecting their legacies. Practically, this means that we are hosting events for and meeting with clients in both areas while continuing to provide virtual meetings and educational webinars. Our team is excited to offer the same high-quality legal assistance and financial coaching that we have offered to you and your family to a brand-new community. We want to take this time to reaffirm our commitment to you. As a company, we exist to empower families to live lives of freedom. Our vision is a world where love is wholehearted, creativity is unleashed, and families are fully alive. We accomplish this by engaging families with powerful conversations in which they discover and experience their American dream. You, our clients, are our priority. We consider you part of our family, and it is our honor to work with you and ensure that you and your family have everything you need to build a thriving legacy. Our team is still fully available to you, and you can expect the same quality of service we have always offered. As we grow, our hope is to offer continuing education and support as you navigate life changes. We have so much to be grateful for, and we are glad to share this exciting news with you! We are incredibly thankful for the ways in which our community and the Field Law family are expanding. As we celebrate the holidays and reflect on the last year, we are most grateful for you. We look forward to continuing our work of helping families build and preserve their legacy.
By expanding our locations, we have the opportunity to reach more families and provide expert legal work when it comes to building and
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BRAIN GAMES
SOLUTION
Practicing Gratitude: Live a Healthy and Connected Life
Gratitude Tree This arts and crafts activity is perfect for families with young kids or anyone who enjoys creating visual art. You need colored paper, string or ribbons, scissors, twigs or tree branches, a vase, and marbles or small stones. Using the colored paper, make leaf cutouts with a hole in them for you and your little ones to write or draw things you are grateful for. Pour the marbles or stones into the vase and place the twigs and branches inside. Once you have made many gratitude leaves, use the string or ribbon to attach the leaves to the sticks. Gratitude Box This exercise is a beautiful way to practice gratitude with loved ones of all ages. For this exercise, you will need a large box to hold plenty of little notes to and from other people. You can buy a pre-decorated box or a plain one and decorate it yourself, then put a small notepad next to the box. Then, when
Thanksgiving is almost here, so now is the perfect time to integrate gratitude practices into your daily life. According to an article from Harvard Health Publishing, “Gratitude helps people feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships.” To get you started practicing gratitude, here are a couple of exercises you can do by yourself or with family and friends. Journaling This is an excellent exercise for individual reflection that can be done daily, weekly, or whenever you feel inspired. Journaling about the things and people you are grateful for allows you to shift your focus and catalog the good parts of your life. It also serves as a written record for you to revisit when you want to remind yourself that life is full of joy and goodness.
you feel prompted, you can write a note to someone you share the container with and place it in the box for them to read. If you feel stuck, consider using one of these prompts to begin expressing gratitude:
• A friend I cherish is …
• One simple pleasure that I value is …
• I experienced kindness when …
We would love to hear about how you express gratitude. Send us an email or post about it on social media and be sure to tag us!
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Take the Lead
Leash-Training Made Easy
Bringing a new dog into your household comes with many responsibilities. You have to teach it the rules of the house and coach it through various commands to ensure your new friend is as obedient as possible. Unfortunately, training a dog is not as easy as explaining the process to it and expecting results. You have to work with it and consistently correct any wrong behaviors. And for many dog owners, one of the most
Inspired by TasteOfHome.com STUFFED PEPPER SOUP
Ingredients
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar • 2 tsp salt • 2 tsp beef bouillon granules • 1 tsp pepper • 2 cups cooked long-grain rice • Chopped fresh parsley (optional)
• 2 lbs ground beef • 6 cups water • 1 28-oz can tomato sauce • 1 28-oz can diced tomatoes, undrained • 2 cups chopped green peppers
difficult things to train a dog on is learning how to walk on a leash.
Nearly every dog owner has struggled to walk a dog who wanted to lead or didn’t want to follow. Like many others, you probably
Directions 1. In a Dutch oven over medium heat, cook beef until no longer pink, breaking it into crumbles; drain. Add beef back to the pot and stir in all ingredients except the cooked rice. Bring to a boil. 2. Reduce heat. Simmer uncovered until peppers are tender, about 30 minutes. 3. Add cooked rice and simmer, uncovered, for about 10 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley.
tugged and pulled before giving up. Thankfully, there is a simple method to leash-train your dogs. Ideally, you’d deploy these tactics when you first bring a puppy into your home, but you can also teach an old dog new tricks with this strategy. It’s best to start by practicing in your own home instead of on the sidewalk or even in the backyard. Without a leash, call your dog to your side and reward them once it arrives. Start walking forward, interacting with your dog the whole way. When it stays by your side, reward it with another treat. Repeat this process until the dog catches on and eagerly awaits its next treat. Now, your dog is ready to try the same exercise while wearing their leash and harness. Once it’s mastered the leash indoors, take your dog on a walk outside. This is where the real challenge begins. There are cars, new smells, and many other distractions that your dog will want to investigate. To prevent your dog from pulling or trying to lead, you must shorten the leash so it has no choice but to stay by your side. It might try to pull away at first, but the dog will quickly learn that there’s nowhere else to go and will learn to stay next to you.
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Once your dog is properly leash-trained, you’ll have a much easier time walking with your furry friend!
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Estate Planning Lessons From Anne Heche’s Untimely Death When Fame Meets Inheritance: Anne Heche’s Legacy
and then given to the children.” Heche sent the email in 2011 when the couple was still together. Unfortunately, the email was not legally binding, and a judge gave complete control of Heche’s estate to her son, Homer. The estate consisted of $110,000 in bank funds and uncashed checks as well as an estimated $400,000 in other assets. However, people continued to target Heche’s estate with massive lawsuits. In November 2022, the woman renting the home that Heche crashed into sued the estate for at least $2 million, then the homeowners filed their own lawsuit. A month later, a credit card company sued the estate for $36,000 in credit card debt. Like many other celebrity estate planning cases that make the news, this entire situation could have been avoided if Heche had created an estate plan.
car — or Heche — for over 45 minutes. Following the accident, Heche fell into a coma and passed away seven days later due to inhalation and thermal injuries as well as a sternum fracture. Unfortunately for Heche’s family, she passed without a will in place, which complicated matters significantly. Heche’s eldest son, Homer Heche Laffoon, filed a petition to be appointed administrator of her estate not long after her death. James Tupper, Heche’s ex-partner and father to her second child, argued that he could reject the petition as he believed Homer was not suitable due to his age and lack of income. Furthermore, Tupper provided an email written by Heche that left the estate in his hands. It read, “FYI In case I die tomorrow and anyone asks. My wishes are that all of my assets go to the control of Mr. James Tupper to be used to raise my children
News of Anne Heche’s death stunned the entertainment world in August 2022. The 53-year-old actress who starred in “Donnie Brasco’’ and “Six Days Seven Nights’’ was driving her MINI Clubman when she crashed into a Los Angeles home. A fire broke out from the accident, and firefighters were unable to remove the
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